# Social Investment Scotland

> Social Investment Scotland is a VC fund in Edinburgh backing Rugby and Sports. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-investment-scotland
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/socinvestscot
- Website: http://www.socialinvestmentscotland.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/socialinvestmentscotland

Social Investment Scotland is a VC fund in Edinburgh focused on Rugby and Sports. Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is the largest not for profit provider of business loans to the third sector in Scotland as well as being a social enterprise and registered charity.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Social Investment Scotland. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Social Investment Scotland. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/social-investment-scotland?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $135k–$6.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rugby | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 50% |
| Grant | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alastair Davis | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alastair-davis-0eab |
| Kenny Fraser | Non Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kenny-fraser |
| Wendy Alexander | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wendy-alexander-1f95 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Edinburgh Rugby is a professional rugby club that trains players and competes in various league and tournament matches. | $135.3K | Debt Financing | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Cabrach Distillery | Cabrach Distillery is the land filled with trees and antlers, hidden stills, and tales to tell is stirred and the wildness reigns more. |  | Grant | Jul 10, 2024 |  |
| Cabrach Distillery | Cabrach Distillery is the land filled with trees and antlers, hidden stills, and tales to tell is stirred and the wildness reigns more. | $180K | Debt Financing | Jul 10, 2024 |  |
| Five Lamps | Five Lamps aims to ?transform lives, raise aspirations, remove barriers and offer choice to families, business and communities?. They are a charity that supports the community by re-investing any profit back into the business. They are also known as a social enterprise, registered charity and community development finance institution. | $6.5M | Debt Financing | Jul 30, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Barrow Cadbury Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barrow-cadbury-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harpur Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpur-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joseph Rowntree Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-rowntree-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Social Investment Scotland invest in?

Social Investment Scotland invests primarily in Rugby, Sports and Fitness startups, most often at Debt Financing and Grant stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Social Investment Scotland's check size?

Social Investment Scotland typically joins rounds of $135k–$6.5M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Social Investment Scotland participates in.

### How do I contact Social Investment Scotland?

Public channels for Social Investment Scotland include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Social Investment Scotland?

The team at Social Investment Scotland includes Alastair Davis (CEO), Kenny Fraser (Non Executive Director) and Wendy Alexander (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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